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Ethel Clayton
Actor
Born November 8, 1882Died June 6, 1966 (83 years)
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Ethel Clayton (November 8, 1882 — June 6, 1966) was an American actress of the silent film era.
Clayton's screen debut came in 1909, in a short called Justified. She jockeyed her early film appearances with a burgeoning stage career. Her pretty blond looks were reminiscent of the famous Gibson Girl drawings by Charles Dana Gibson. On the stage she appeared mainly in musicals or musical reviews such as The Ziegfeld Follies of 1911. These musical appearances indicate a singing talent Clayton may have possessed but went unused in her many silent screen performances.
In 1912 she appeared in "The Country Boy" on stage at the Lyceum Theatre in Rochester New York and made her feature length film debut in For the Love of a Girl. The film was directed by Barry O'Neil. She was cast with Harry Myers, Charles Arthur, and Peter Lang. She was also directed by William Demille, Robert G. Vignola, George Melford, Donald Crisp, Dallas M. Fitzgerald, and Clifford Sanforth. Like many silent film actors Clayton's career was hurt by the coming of sound to motion pictures. She continued her career in small parts in movies until she retired in 1948. Her screen credits number more than 180.
Clayton was first married to actor-director Joseph Kaufman until his death in 1918 in the Spanish Influenza epidemic. She later married silent film actor and former star Ian Keith twice and they divorced twice. In both cases Clayton cited cruelty and excessive drinking. Clayton and Keith were first married in Minneapolis in 1928 and first separated on January 13, 1931.
Ethel Clayton died on June 6, 1966 at St. John's Hospital in Oxnard, California, aged 83. She was buried at Ivy Lawn Memorial Park in Ventura, California.
For her contributions to the motion picture industry, Ethel Clayton has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Ethel Clayton (November 8, 1882 — June 6, 1966) was an American actress of the silent film era.
Clayton's screen debut came in 1909, in a short called Justified. She jockeyed her early film appearances with a burgeoning stage career. Her pretty blond looks were reminiscent of the famous Gibson Girl drawings by Charles Dana Gibson. On the stage she appeared mainly in musicals or musical reviews such as The Ziegfeld Follies of 1911. These musical appearances indicate a singing talent Clayton may have possessed but went unused in her many silent screen performances.
In 1912 she appeared in "The Country Boy" on stage at the Lyceum Theatre in Rochester New York and made her feature length film debut in For the Love of a Girl. The film was directed by Barry O'Neil. She was cast with Harry Myers, Charles Arthur, and Peter Lang. She was also directed by William Demille, Robert G. Vignola, George Melford, Donald Crisp, Dallas M. Fitzgerald, and Clifford Sanforth. Like many silent film actors Clayton's career was hurt by the coming of sound to motion pictures. She continued her career in small parts in movies until she retired in 1948. Her screen credits number more than 180.
Clayton was first married to actor-director Joseph Kaufman until his death in 1918 in the Spanish Influenza epidemic. She later married silent film actor and former star Ian Keith twice and they divorced twice. In both cases Clayton cited cruelty and excessive drinking. Clayton and Keith were first married in Minneapolis in 1928 and first separated on January 13, 1931.
Ethel Clayton died on June 6, 1966 at St. John's Hospital in Oxnard, California, aged 83. She was buried at Ivy Lawn Memorial Park in Ventura, California.
For her contributions to the motion picture industry, Ethel Clayton has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Filmography
| 1947 | The Perils of Pauline · as Lady Montague In Show |
| 1944 | Henry Aldrich's Little Secret · as Minor Role |
| 1943 | True to Life · as Woman (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Dixie · as Woman |
| 1943 | Lady Bodyguard · as Woman |
| 1942 | The Major and the Minor · as Ball Guest (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Lucky Jordan · as Minor Role |
| 1942 | Beyond the Blue Horizon · as Guest At Chase's Residence (uncredited) |
| 1941 | New York Town · as (uncredited) |
| 1941 | West Point Widow · as Nurse |
| 1940 | Love Thy Neighbor · as Minor Role |
| 1939 | |
| 1939 | King of Chinatown · as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Cafe Society · as Woman |
| 1939 | St. Louis Blues · as Dancer |
| 1939 | |
| 1939 | Ambush · as Bank Customer |
| 1938 | Paris Honeymoon · as Undetermined Role |
| 1938 | Tom Sawyer, Detective · as Bit |
| 1938 | Artists and Models Abroad · as Woman |
| 1938 | Ride a Crooked Mile · as Prison Visitor |
| 1938 | Say It in French · as Bit Part (uncredited) |
| 1938 | If I Were King · as Old Woman |
| 1938 | Men with Wings · as Woman |
| 1938 | The Arkansas Traveler · as Townswoman |
| 1938 | Sing, You Sinners · as Minor Role |
| 1938 | You and Me · as Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Cocoanut Grove · as Undetermined Role |
| 1938 | Bulldog Drummond's Peril · as Minor Role |
| 1938 | The Big Broadcast of 1938 · as Woman |
| 1938 | The Buccaneer · as Woman Selecting Perfumes |
| 1937 | Wells Fargo · as Pioneer Woman |
| 1937 | Bulldog Drummond's Revenge · as Minor Role |
| 1937 | Souls at Sea · as Passenger |
| 1937 | Artist and Models · as Seamtress (uncredited) |
| 1937 | |
| 1937 | Make Way for Tomorrow · as Customer (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Easy Living · as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| 1937 | King of Gamblers · as Matron |
| 1937 | Waikiki Wedding · as Tourist (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Rich Relations · as Mrs. Blair |
| 1936 | |
| 1936 | Easy to Take · as Relative |
| 1936 | Hollywood Boulevard · as Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Yours for the Asking · as Casino Patron (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Let's Fall in Love · as Star |
| 1933 | The Whispering Shadow · as The Countess Helen [chs. 5-8] |
| 1933 | Private Jones · as Mrs. Winthrop (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Secrets · as Audrey Carlton |
| 1932 | The All-American · as Mrs. Bowen |
| 1932 | The Crooked Circle · as Yvonne |
| 1932 | Hotel Continental · as Mrs. Underwood |
| 1931 | The House That Shadows Built · as Cast |
| 1927 | Mother Machree · as Undetermined Role |
| 1925 | Lightnin' · as Margaret Davis |
| 1914 | The Catch of the Season · as Frances Dean |
| 1913 | The Doctor's Romance · as The Nurse |
| 1913 | His Code of Honor · as Mary Dennis |
| 1913 | A Deal in Oil · as Ethel Hammond - Harry's Sweetheart |
| 1913 | The Burning Rivet · as Margaret Sullivan - Dan's Daughter |
| 1913 | A Hero Among Men · as Ethel Menten |
| 1913 | The Faith of a Girl · as Laura Mills - Jim's Sweetheart & Wife |
| 1913 | Heroes One and All · as Jane Smiley |
| 1913 | Friend John · as Ruth Rogers - The Quaker Maid |
| 1913 | His Children · as Ethel Wynn |
| 1913 | Art and Honor · as Grace Hawkins |
| 1912 | Just Maine Folks · as Ethel Walters |